FFO League One, Bradford City vs. Oxford United (Mon Aug 26) Bradford City | Oxford United 5-3-2 L | 4-4-2 A - | - | H_Lewis GK | GK S_Eastwood S_Stubbs DF | DF G_Leigh J_Tomkinson DF | DF F_Stevens B_Halliday DF | DF C_Brown D_Oyegoke DF | DF S_Negru L_Richards DF | MF C_Brannagan K_McDonald MF | MF M_McGuane J_Walker MF | MF R_Rodrigues A_Gilliead MF | MF K_Edwards A_Cook FW | FW N_Ennis V_Oliver FW | FW M_Harris | H_Richardson SUB | SUB E_McGinty T_Odusina SUB | SUB J_Thorniley H_Rowe SUB | SUB C_Christie B_Pointon SUB | SUB M_Browne J_Beesley SUB | SUB A_Fletcher Min. 4 :(oxf) M_McGuane sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_McGuane tries to chip the ball over H_Lewis! ... H_Lewis falls over ... But H_Lewis is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 7 :(oxf) F_Stevens sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... N_Ennis gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... N_Ennis blasts it at the goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 8 :(bfd) K_McDonald finds V_Oliver with a perfectly weighted pass ... V_Oliver keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But S_Eastwood punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 8 :(bfd) A_Cook finds himself in a good position ... C_Brannagan with a poor challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 11 :(bfd) B_Halliday backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... V_Oliver gets on the end of it ... V_Oliver hits a great drive! ... But it goes wide Min. 14 :(bfd) A_Cook knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... F_Stevens scythes the player down! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 15 :(oxf) M_Harris skips the challenge from J_Tomkinson ... S_Stubbs reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 16 :(oxf) N_Ennis cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... N_Ennis chases it through, he must score! ... H_Lewis parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 17 :(bfd) V_Oliver brushes C_Brown aside and breaks free ... C_Brown with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee wants a quiet word ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... S_Stubbs swings it in ... V_Oliver takes control of it! ... R_Rodrigues clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 18 :(oxf) C_Brannagan runs at the defence ... What a fantastic interception by K_McDonald ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 20 :(bfd) J_Walker spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Gilliead! ... A_Gilliead aims for the top right corner! ... S_Eastwood gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 21 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Harris is clean through! ... M_Harris hits a crisp volley! ... The ball moves through the air! ... H_Lewis moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... H_Lewis catches it with style! Min. 22 :(bfd) L_Richards smashes the ball upfield ... A_Gilliead latches onto the ball ... A_Gilliead has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 23 :(oxf) C_Brannagan gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a blistering shot! ... H_Lewis was lucky there Min. 24 :(oxf) S_Negru drives it forward to N_Ennis ... N_Ennis hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But H_Lewis makes an easy save Min. 25 :(bfd) J_Walker drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Gilliead ... A_Gilliead smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... S_Eastwood with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 26 :(oxf) M_Harris plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... But he loses control of it ... J_Tomkinson takes possession Min. 29 :(bfd) J_Tomkinson slides it through the middle to D_Oyegoke ... D_Oyegoke with the 40 yard drive! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 30 :(bfd) A_Cook fires over a low cross to L_Richards ... Driven towards goal by L_Richards! ... S_Eastwood saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 32 :(oxf) N_Ennis holds the ball up ... He sees R_Rodrigues in space! ... R_Rodrigues tries the shot! ... But H_Lewis reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on H_Lewis anyway Min. 33 :(oxf) N_Ennis cuts inside ... A vicious shot by N_Ennis! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... Let's see if Oxford United can hang onto that lead! ... Bradford City 0-1 Oxford United ... Min. 34 :(bfd) A_Gilliead takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Cook ... A_Cook hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Walker ... The ball comes to A_Gilliead ... He gets the shot away ... S_Eastwood gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... K_McDonald chips the ball in towards the far post! ... L_Richards gets something on it! ... It hits off a defender! ... S_Eastwood is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Richards flights it in! ... S_Eastwood easily claims the ball! Min. 35 :(bfd) J_Walker nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... J_Walker hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... S_Eastwood just watches it drift out of play! Min. 38 :(bfd) A_Gilliead with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... N_Ennis pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... K_McDonald swings it in ... A_Cook takes control of it! ... A_Cook with a little chip! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 39 :(bfd) K_McDonald with a one-touch layoff to A_Cook ... A cheeky lob from A_Cook! ... S_Eastwood with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 40 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues turns past J_Tomkinson ... He has created space for himself now ... But he loses control of it ... B_Halliday hits it out for a throw Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bfd) A_Gilliead cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Cook ... A_Cook hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 45 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: A_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: M_Harris Min. 45 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues squares it to N_Ennis ... But he loses control of it ... L_Richards belts it clear Min. 48 :(bfd) A_Gilliead pulls it back to A_Cook ... A_Cook drives it low! ... S_Eastwood dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... A_Cook with an outswinging corner into the box ... S_Eastwood catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 48 :(oxf) A_Fletcher finds his way through ... A_Fletcher with the goal bound shot! ... But he puts it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bradford City 0-1 Oxford United Min. 46 :(oxf) S_Negru with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from D_Oyegoke ... B_Halliday with the block Min. 50 :(bfd) A_Cook sprints forward with the ball ... C_Brown slices it ... S_Eastwood moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Oyegoke ... S_Eastwood catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 50 :(oxf) G_Leigh is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to R_Rodrigues ... S_Stubbs read the danger and stops the pass Min. 51 :(oxf) S_Negru finds a hole in the defence ... S_Stubbs wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 55 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City ... COMING ON: B_Pointon ... COMING OFF: A_Gilliead Min. 55 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City ... COMING ON: T_Odusina ... COMING OFF: L_Richards Min. 55 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: M_Browne ... COMING OFF: K_Edwards Min. 55 :(bfd) B_Halliday runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Cook ... S_Negru bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 55 :(oxf) C_Brannagan steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Tomkinson ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... C_Brannagan curls the ball in on goal! ... H_Lewis fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 56 :(oxf) M_Browne sidesteps S_Stubbs ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... B_Halliday read the danger and stops the pass Min. 60 :(bfd) A_Cook breaks free from his marker ... S_Negru steals the ball of off him Min. 60 :(oxf) C_Brannagan is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to N_Ennis ... But T_Odusina sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 63 :(oxf) N_Ennis runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... N_Ennis tries to chip the ball over H_Lewis! ... But H_Lewis with the difficult save Min. 64 :(bfd) S_Stubbs unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Cook ... But he loses control of it ... S_Negru hits it out for a throw Min. 65 :(oxf) A_Fletcher takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Brannagan ... C_Brannagan runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... H_Lewis plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 66 :(bfd) B_Pointon runs at A_Fletcher ... The defender slips and falls over ... B_Pointon with a thundering drive! ... It's way wide ... The Oxford United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 69 :(bfd) V_Oliver turns past G_Leigh ... He has some space now! ... V_Oliver with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... Looks like it should be S_Eastwood's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... B_Pointon with an inswinging corner into the box ... S_Eastwood reads it well, and claims it! Min. 73 :(bfd) K_McDonald with a flashy move ... K_McDonald with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... S_Eastwood gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 73 :(oxf) A_Fletcher volleys it forward. He finds R_Rodrigues ... J_Tomkinson with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 75 :(oxf) N_Ennis runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... V_Oliver with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 83 :(bfd) B_Halliday with an early cross to B_Pointon ... B_Pointon strikes a wicked curler! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 86 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Fletcher ... But S_Stubbs wins the tackle cleanly Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to T_Odusina ... T_Odusina with the drive! ... S_Eastwood makes a fine save Min. 89 :(bfd) S_Stubbs races into the box ... He sees K_McDonald lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... F_Stevens wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 90 :(bfd) B_Pointon plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Oyegoke decides to go for goal instead! ... C_Brown slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 91 :(bfd) T_Odusina slides the ball across to B_Halliday ... A well-placed shot from B_Halliday! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 91 :(oxf) N_Ennis saunters past J_Tomkinson ... A_Cook with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Valley Parade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Gilliead Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Cook (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Ennis (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Ennis (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Stevens (14), N_Ennis (38) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford City | Oxford United Attempts on Goal : 21 | 12 Off target : 12 | 2 On target : 9 | 10 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 5 Key Tackles : 11 | 7 Key Passes : 18 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bradford City 0 - 1 Oxford United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bradford City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lewis GK 22 1 1 1 10 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 S_Stubbs DF 1 18 12 6 22 | 96 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 20 0 J_Tomkinson DF 1 17 13 7 20 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 9 0 B_Halliday DF 1 16 13 6 28 | 96 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 27 17 D_Oyegoke DF 1 16 12 7 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 L_Richards DF 1 16 13 6 14 | 58 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 9 35 K_McDonald MF 1 15 17 6 22 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 10 18 J_Walker MF 1 5 17 14 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 A_Gilliead MF 1 5 17 13 24 | 58 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 43 A_Cook FW 1 7 11 16 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -4 7 33 V_Oliver FW 1 8 12 16 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 H_Richardson GK 17 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Odusina DF 1 15 13 5 18 | 38 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 9 19 H_Rowe DF 1 14 11 4 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Pointon MF 1 3 16 13 12 | 38 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 J_Beesley FW 1 8 12 14 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Oxford United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Eastwood GK 22 1 1 1 18 | 96 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 G_Leigh DF 1 18 14 7 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 0 F_Stevens DF 1 17 15 7 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3 -4 C_Brown DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 S_Negru DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 9 0 C_Brannagan MF 1 14 18 7 32 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 34 M_McGuane MF 1 14 18 6 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 R_Rodrigues MF 1 6 17 15 18 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 15 9 K_Edwards MF 1 4 16 13 18 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Ennis FW 1 7 12 17 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -4 6 43 M_Harris FW 1 9 13 16 16 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 E_McGinty GK 19 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Thorniley DF 1 15 13 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Christie DF 1 14 14 7 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Browne MF 1 4 15 13 28 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Fletcher FW 1 6 12 16 26 | 51 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 1724665931 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40